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Bacillus strain selection with plant growth-promoting mechanisms as potential elicitors of systemic resistance to gray mold in pepper plants
(Elsevier, 2020)
Certain soil bacteria produce beneficial effects on the growth and health of plants; hence, their use is
steadily increasing. Five strains of Bacillus with plant growth-promoting potential were selected in this
study, which produced indole-3-acetic acid levels below 50 mg.mL 1. On the other hand, while only
strains M8 and M15 dissolved phosphorus, the latter was the only strain that did not produce siderophores.
Only strains M8 and M16 significantly inhibited the in vitro growth of Botrytis cinerea and
Fusarium solani phytopathogens, whose ...
Evaluation of hospital disaster preparedness by a multi-criteria decision making approach: The case of Turkish hospitals
(Elsevier, 2020)
Considering the unexpected emergence of natural and man-made disasters over the world and Turkey, the
importance of preparedness of hospitals, which are the first reference points for people to get healthcare services,
becomes clear. Determining the level of disaster preparedness of hospitals is an important and necessary issue. This is because identifying hospitals with low level of preparedness is crucial for disaster preparedness planning. In this study, a hybrid fuzzy decision making model was proposed to evaluate the disaster preparedness ...
Recomendaciones para el manejo del riesgo cardiorrenal en el paciente con diabetes mellitus tipo 2
(Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología & Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2020)
Los pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 tienen mayor riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones
cardiovasculares y renales. La evidencia científica respecto a cómo se debe abordar de manera
integral al paciente diabético para prevenir complicaciones cardiorrenales sigue cambiando con
rapidez. En los estudios de seguridad cardiovascular los nuevos medicamentos antidiabéticos
han demostrado que reducen el desenlace cardiovascular combinado y el deterioro de la función
renal. Otros antidiabéticos reducen también el riesgo de hospitalizaciones por ...
Dialysis prescription in acute kidney injury: when and how much?
(Springer, 2020)
Acute kidney injury (AKI) constitutes a serious public health problem because of its very high cost and mortality rate, with
an increasing incidence, phenomenon which is explained by the increasingly number of older patients suffering from several
comorbidities admitted in the intensive care units. Despite the new AKI definition and classification, the use of novel AKI
biomarkers and modern technologies, as an attempt to achieve an early AKI detection and treatment, and consequently to
better clinical outcomes, AKI mortality particularly in ...
Micromilling research: current trends and future prospects
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Micro-milling through mechanical chip removal process has attracted much attention among researchers due to its flexibility and productivity that allow an extensive application for manufacturing several types of micro-components for the modern-day world. Its potential is continuously growing as the market demands continuous innovation in the manufacturing of high precision products with progressively smaller dimensions. Its global research and available literature increased very fast in recent years. Relevant topics like size effect, burr formation, ...
Sociodemographic profiles and the causes of regular Venezuelan Emigration
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2020)
The following study examines the characteristics of the Venezuelan emigrant population which crossed the border between Táchira state (Venezuela) and La Parada, Villa del Rosario Municipality, North Santander (Colombia) between April 9th and May 6th of 2018. The data were collected through a structured survey with 14,578 respondents. Using multiple correspondence factor analysis and positioning maps, we identified three different emigrant profiles that have a single fundamental cause of emigration: the current economic situation. These three ...
Kidney-gut crosstalk in renal disease
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Introduction The colon has an important role in managing nitrogenous waste products, electrolytes, and mineral balance during
kidney diseases. However, colonic microbiota produces uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate and p-cresyl sulfate, in chronic
kidney disease (CKD) patients, which due to their proinflammatory properties contribute to CKD progression. Conversely, in
acute renal injury patients, intestinal microbiota could reduce inflammation by secreting short-chain fatty acids and inducing a
renal protective immune response. However, ...
Is “Leptin Resistance” Another Key Resistance to Manage Type 2 Diabetes?
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2020)
Although novel pharmacological options for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) have been observed to modulate the functionality of several key organs in glucose homeostasis, successful regulation of insulin resistance (IR), body weight management, and pharmacological treatment of obesity remain notable problems in endocrinology. Leptin may be a pivotal player in this scenario, as an adipokine which centrally regulates appetite and energy balance. In obesity, excessive caloric intake promotes a low-grade inflammatory response, which ...
Zinc sérico en escolares
(Editorial Ciencias Médicas, 2020)
Introducción: La primera infancia es una etapa fundamental en el desarrollo y crecimiento del ser humano, época donde el cerebro se desarrolla a la máxima velocidad. La alimentación, uno de los principales condicionantes del desarrollo y las deficiencias de micronutrientes, entre otros, son responsables de daños funcionales. Objetivo: Determinar la concentración de zinc sérico en escolares y comparar resultados con estudios en la misma población de países latinos. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo prospectivo y comparativo en 116 niños escolares entre ...
Optimisation algorithms for improvement of a multihead weighing process
(Inderscience Enterprises, 2020)
Mathematical optimisation is widely used to find the optimal value
for an objective function, subject to constraints that try to simulate reality, and
is fundamental to improving industrial processes. In this paper, we compare
different optimisation approaches to solve the packaging problem in multihead
weighing machines. In this problem, each package is made up from the loads in
a subset of the multihead weigher’s hoppers. The total weight of the packed
product must be as close to a specified target weight as possible. We designed
and ...